Strike Threat Heard in U S Steel Struggle
In Pittsburgh a bold union drive to enroll 450000 steel workers into SWOC unfolds amid warnings of possible general strike. Organizers receive final instructions as industry leaders warn against unionization while cites of Portsmouth unrest surface and a large celebration planned in Homestead, Pa.
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U. S
Pittsburgh
Steel
Earl F. Reed
England
Philp Murray
Steel Workers Committee
Committee For Industrial Organization
Murray
Homestead
Sanguinary
American Iron and Steel Institute
SWOC
Charles P. Howard
CIO
Citef
Portsmouth Fuss
Reed
Wheeling Steel Company
New Boston
Ohio
Portsmouth
Steel Concern
Kent Strikers Accept Terms At Black and Decker Plant
William Crayford, president of the International Association of Machinists, says a settlement ends a 450 worker strike at Black and Decker Electric. The agreement grants a 5 percent wage rise, 40 hours a week, and collective bargaining rights, with a return to work planned for Thursday. The strikers had sought 10 percent raises, 36 hour weeks, and representation in negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent .O
William Crayford
International Association of Machinists
Black and Decker Electric Company
Crayford
Beggar Chased by Woman Recovers Stolen Dress
In Urichsville Ohio a beggar who snatched a dress from Miss Aimee Bidwell's shop surrendered the garment after a two block chase. The woman had lent him money for food before he grabbed the dress and then fled town.
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Urichsville, O
Republicans Oppose Tax Hikes In Ohio Platform
Ohio Republicans gathered to draft a state platform pledging opposition to tax increases. Senior leaders meet to finalize the plank ahead of the state convention while awaiting an address by John D M Hamilton, new national chairman and Landon campaign figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
High Command
John D. M. Hamilton
Topeka
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Charles E. Perry Former 40 and 8 National Commander Dies
Charles E. Perry age 56 of Kittery Maine died last night. He formerly led the 40 and 8 American Legion unit and was nationally known for his service with the veterans organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
Charles E. Perry
American Legion
Church May Get Receiver In Piqua Foreclosure
The Green Street Methodist Church of Piqua faced possible appointment of a receiver after Defiance Home Savings and Loan Association moved in a common pleas court foreclosure. The lender seeks to recover 39482 dollars on a 60000 dollar mortgage secured by the church in 1926.
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Troy. O
Green Street Methodist Church
Piqua
Defiance Home Savings and Loan Association
Common Pleas Court
Baldwin weighs resignation amid confidence vote
London June 30 AP says Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin may resign soon after a fresh House of Commons confidence vote. Baldwin pondered stepping down at his country home with return to London postponed until next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Baldwin
Police Push Probe Of Hostess Death
Chicago police renewed interrogation of an admirer in the death of hostess Florence Thompson Castle. A handwriting expert was brought in to study a lipstick message found on her hotel room mirror, interpreted as Black Legion game. The victim was killed with a paving brick in her bed beside her son. Chief J L Sullivan called the clue misleading and asked for handwriting comparison with suspects. Sidney Schaps, 32, a cafe master of ceremonies, claimed to be a friend of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Thompson
Elvis Richardson
Florence Castle
Chicago
Florence Thompson Castle
Herbert J. Walter
Black Legion
J. L. Sullivan
Sidney Schaps
North Side
U S May Take Hand in Flogging Probe
In Wilmington North Carolina on June 30 the G Men may assist in uncovering a rustic band of women flogging night riders that has terrorized a small Columbus County community. Solicitor J J Burney leads the inquiry and federal DA J Q Carr says he is monitoring evidence to see if victims were moved across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N. C
G-Men
Columbus
J. J. Burney
J. Q. Carr
Court Rules Against NLRB Over Fruehauf Order
U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the National Labor Relations Board lacked authority to issue orders against Fruehauf Trailer Co. Detroit in a case where business did not directly affect interstate commerce. The court dismissed the board’s enforcement petition and directed the order be set aside. Fruehauf challenged the act’s constitutionality on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Fruehauf Company
National Labor Relations Act
Delegates Gather for Fifth U B Youth Training School
Three hundred delegates attend the Sandusky conference fifth annual youth training school of the United Brethren church at Lakeside. Rev. W. H. Allman of Lima and Prof. E. W. E. Schear of Westerville were slated to open the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Sandusky
United Brethren Church
W. H. Allman
Lima
E. W. E. Schear
Westerville
Zioncheck Leaves DC Under Guard For Seattle
Representative Marion A. Zioncheck of Seattle departed Washington by train under guard after months of police attention. He had escaped from the Towson Md hospital Sunday and declared he would be back, signaling a return that stirred spectators before his departure late at night.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Capitol Hill
Seattle
District of Columbia
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
Towson
Zioncheck Fleeing Institutions Sparks Abduction Charge
Zioncheck fled from a mental treatment facility to his office in the House building. Kenneth Romney posted bond for his assault charge as preparations were made for a westward journey. Zioncheck claimed he was shanghaied into Gallinger Hospital and a Maryland asylum. Mrs Rubye Nix Zioncheck was not seen at the train. police prepared a warrant against assault signed by Mrs Benjamin Scott Young who charged the couple with throwing her out of their shared apartment after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New House
Kenneth Romney
Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
Maryland Institution
Rubye Nix Zioncheck
Benjamin Scott Young
Deputies Guard Wheeling Steel Plant in Portsmouth
Official deputies sworn in to aid Sheriff Arthur Oakes patrolled the two mile hill overlooking the Wheeling Steel plant after a search for rifle nests. No arms were found but traces indicated a large group was present. Separately the National Labor Relations Board challenge by factory department councils was before the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.
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Portsmouth
Arthur Oakes
New
Boston
Wheeling Steel Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Oakes
Labor Board
Major parties gird for war in heated 1936 campaign
President Roosevelt returned to Washington as campaigns heated up. Governor Alf Landon and their party teams met to plan strategy, with Murphy predicting Democratic victory in Michigan and Horner forecasting Illinois for the Democrats after Philadelphia convention.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Hyde Park
N. Y
Philadelphia
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Henry Horner
Illinois
Murphy
Detroit
Roosevelt
Michigan
Horner
Matches Tie Slaying Clues To Miller Case
In Carrollton Kentucky on June 30 AP reports that a packet of matches linked to the June 11 disappearance of former Cincinnati fire captain Harry Miller and a puzzling torso case. Three identifications suggest a head in a concrete lake box matches Miller with a head and hands from a body found earlier in a Henry County culvert. Sheriff Walton Banks notes the head and hands likely belong to the previously found body.
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Carrollton
Harry Miller
Cincinnati
Miller
Walton Banks
Shelby County
Eminence
Henry County
Nation seeks plan to help drought areas
In St Paul on June 30 emergency measures to aid drought distressed farmers were discussed by government leaders and officials from five northwest states. HP Hopkins joined regional representatives to draft a program including farm to market roads and small dams for water conservation. An estimated 83 000 families would need aid with projected costs between 50 million and 100 million dollars. Reports of drought damage spread from the midwest to the south as showers and cooler temps offered brief relief. The corn market rose amid the concern, while severe weather killed two in Iowa and Illinois.
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ST. Paul
Northwest
National Works Progress Administration
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Midwest
South
League Faces New Problems In Hapsburg Restoration Talks
Geneva June 30 AP reports conflicting word on Austria restoration plans. Chancellor Schuschnigg may visit Geneva to confer with British Foreign Secretary Eden and French Premier Blum. One version says he seeks backing for Archduke Otto’s enthronement in Vienna, another that Eden and Blum urge restraint.
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Geneva
Austria
League of Nations
League Assembly
Kurt Schuschnigg
Anthony Eden
Leon Blum
Schuschnigg
M Hapsburg
Archduke Otto
Vienna
Eden
Blum
Hapsburg
Europe
Lehman Reconsiders and Seeks Third Term as Governor
Governor Herbert H. Lehman announced he would run again for New York governor, yielding to Democratic pressure across the nation. He told reporters he could not resist party pleas and would serve two more years if nominated and reelected, a decision greeted with celebration by President Roosevelt and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Lehman
Washington
New York
Convict Tells of Inhumanity at Chillicothe Reformatory
Gerhard Le Buda a 25 year old inmate at the federal reformatory in Chillicothe told of alleged inhuman treatment of prisoners that led him to attack dentist Dr Arthur G Malacky. He pleaded guilty to hitting the doctor with a crowbar and will serve two more years after his five year term. Le Buda said prisoners were placed in cages under his cell and tear gas bombs were fired by guards.
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Columbus
Gerhard le Buda
Federal Reformatory
Chillicothe
Mell G. Underwood
le Buda
Arthur G. Malacky
Sauk Rapids
Minn
Dr. Malacky
Ees
Grain elevator burned in Findlay storm
A grain elevator of the McCombs Farmers Cooperative Association burned to the ground after a lightning strike during last night’s storm. A nearby box car on a siding also burned. Estimated loss set at 15 000 dollars. Beaverdam town hall roof ripped off, trees uprooted.
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KENT
450 Electric Co
Church
U.S
NLRB
Circuit Bench
U. S. Mediating Group
U. B
Sheriff’s Office
Bitte
Nesis
Big Wheeling
Nation
Drouth
Iowa
United States
Reformatory
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